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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nervous movement does J.P. make when he tells his stories?
(a) Pulls on his chin.
(b) Taps his foot.
(c) Cracks his neck.
(d) Pulls his ear.

2. Who brought the narrator to the facility for his first stay?
(a) He drove himself.
(b) His wife.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) His best friend.

3. Where was J.P. when he met his wife?
(a) Out with friends.
(b) In a bar.
(c) At a friend's house.
(d) At a party.

4. What book does the proprietor recommend to J.P. and the narrator?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(c) Tender Is the Night.
(d) The Call of the Wild.

5. How does the narrator pay for his stay at the facility?
(a) He arranges to be billed.
(b) Check.
(c) Cash.
(d) Credit card.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is J.P.'s emotional state at the beginning of the story?

2. What is Tiny's profession?

3. Why does the narrator say he needs to talk to his wife?

4. How long does the proprietor of the facility recommend that patients stay in treatment?

5. On the drive to the facility after dinner, what do the narrator and his girlfriend drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author keep mentioning the coal bucket?

2. Why does Roxy say yes to a date with J.P.?

3. Why does the narrator use the term "drunk" instead of "alcoholic"?

4. How is friendship presented in the story?

5. How is the image of cold weather used in the story?

6. Why does the proprietor recommend "The Call of the Wild" to J.P. and the narrator?

7. Describe the character Frank Martin.

8. Why is the narrator so enthralled by J.P.'s stories?

9. What is the significance of the call the narrator intends to make to his wife at the end of the story?

10. How do the narrator's two trips to the treatment facility differ?

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